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It has become something of an article of faith in recent years that we have a real and growing problem with unnecessarily prescribing antibiotics in this country. ENTs such as myself are often fingered as the biggest culprits – overzealous and under cautious, writing scripts willy nilly in the hopes of avoiding unlikely complications down … Continue reading A Measured Discussion on Treating Sinusitis with Antibiotics→

Antibiotic resistance is a real and growing danger, albeit one whose worst trends have been tempered somewhat as the public is awakening to the threat. But lost in the conversation about overprescription and resistance, is the discussion about where and why this problem seems to be most deeply rooted in doctor practice. Harvard Health recently … Continue reading Antibiotics Are a Double-Edged Sword→